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Woodberry Forest School | |
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Address | |
898 Woodberry Forest Rd Woodberry Forest , Madison County , Virginia 22989-9998 United States | |
Coordinates | 38°17′31.9″N 78°7′19.5″W / 38.292194°N 78.122083°W |
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Type | Independent boarding high school |
Motto | Latin: A Posse Ad Esse (From Possibility to Actuality) |
Religious affiliation(s) | Nonsectarian[1] |
Established | 1889 |
Founder | Robert Stringfellow Walker |
Status | Currently operational[1] |
CEEB code | 472455 |
NCES School ID | 01433725[1] |
Headmaster | Byron Hulsey |
Faculty | 60.9 (on an FTE basis)[1] |
Grades | 9-12 |
Gender | All-boys |
Enrollment | 392[1] (2023-2024) |
• Grade 9 | 94 |
• Grade 10 | 98 |
• Grade 11 | 109 |
• Grade 12 | 91 |
Average class size | 10 |
Student to teacher ratio | 6.6:1[1] |
Hours in school day | 7.2[1] |
Campus size | 1,200 acres (490 ha) |
Campus type | Fringe rural[1] |
Color(s) | Orange & Black |
Nickname | Tigers |
Teams | 16 interscholastic sports 38 teams |
Publication | The Talon |
Newspaper | The Oracle |
Endowment | $432 million |
Annual tuition | $65,350 |
Affiliations | NAIS, TABS |
Website | woodberry |
A view of the school's Walker Building from Robertson Lake |
Woodberry Forest School is a private, all-male boarding school located in Woodberry Forest, Madison County, Virginia, in the United States. Woodberry's current enrollment is 391. Students come from 34 U.S. states, Washington, D.C., and 36 countries. The school's endowment and managed funds total $432,000,000 as of June 30, 2023. Comprehensive tuition for 2023–2024 is $65,350; 41% of the students receive financial aid.